State v. Oldham’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “is not subject to further interrogation by the authorities until counsel has been made available to him, unless the accused himself initiates further communication, exchanges or conversations with the police.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Boggs · State v. Richter

2. “(1) Did the accused, after having expressed a desire for assistance of counsel, initiate further communication? (2) If the answer to one is `yes' did the accused do so voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently?”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Buckles · State v. Gibson

3. “Resolution by this Court of the issue presented has been simplified by the guidance now found in the very recent case of Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477 [ 101 S.Ct. 1880 , 68 L.Ed.2d 378 ] (1981), which was not available to the trial judge, the parties at time of submission nor the Western District at time of transfer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Buckles